Daily Reflections
DO NOT TREAT HUMAN TRADITIONS AS DIVINE COMMANDMENTS: A Pharisee who invited Jesus Christ to dine with him at his home was amazed that Jesus Christ did not observe the prescribed washing before the meal, and he called Jesus Christ out on it. This was similar to the complaints brought…
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The Unexpected Openness of Outsiders: The last becoming first and the surprising journey to salvation is a theme that recurs throughout the Gospels, challenging conventional ideas about who is truly close to God. Often, those who might be seen as outsiders, with little knowledge of Christ, display a striking openness…
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At the beginning of his reign, Solomon stood before God in prayer. He didn’t ask for riches, power to conquer his enemies; he prayed for wisdom, and it was granted to him. But his wisdom wasn’t just about knowing more or being smart. It was something that opened his eyes…
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The Passage: “While Jesus was speaking, a woman from the crowd called out and said to him, “Blessed is the womb that carried you and the breasts at which you nursed.” Jesus replied, “Rather, blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it.” Lk 11:27-28. The Source…
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Do you ever find yourself disturbed by the dark side of reality? I do, often. It is one of the truths of the interior life that we overlook sometimes: life is a spiritual battle. Sometimes, there exists a destructive force within each of us that tends to lead us to…
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We have all heard the familiar Gospel passage exhorting us to persist in prayer: “Ask, and you shall receive. Seek, and you shall find. Knock, and the door shall be opened.” Yet many of our prayers are not answered in the way we expect. Rather, through prayer we come to…
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A few years ago, as a family, we had attended a healing retreat. The focus of the retreat was unforgiveness. We heard testimonies of people who had gone through immense hurts in their lives. The repeating thread line of their testimonies began in some form of hurt or abuse, followed…
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The readings of today direct our minds to rendering service of discipleship. A service of discipleship entails listening to the voice of God, seeking direction from the Holy Spirit, and doing the mission of God. This also means finding the one or the few important things that are crucial to…
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I am amazed that you are so quickly forsaking the one who called you by the grace of Christ for a different gospel (not that there is another). But there are some who are disturbing you and wish to pervert the Gospel of Christ. (Gal 1:6-7) Paul begins his letter…
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God is orderly and teleological in his works. His act of creation was well planned out and purposefully ordered. Part of this order is the marriage institution, which he established with the creation of man and woman, two contrary genders that would purposefully form a whole. According to this divine…
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